Wine Throughout human history, wine has been a celebratory libation enjoyed in both social and religious celebrations and traditions. For centuries wine has been savored for luxury, festivity, and religious purposes. Wine was historically thought to have healing qualities and red wine is confirmed to be good for heart health. Although not all civilizations drank wine for recreation, almost every world culture has a wine history whether used as beverage or medicine. In my life, wine is ideal for festivity, fun, and at times, as medicine. This fact alone makes wine the ideal gift for any gathering. Anytime I need a gift when visiting a friend’s home, as a housewarming present, or in order to say “thank you,” wine is my first choice. Wine is not only a fashionable gift, but it’s easy to pair with appetizers, meals, and desserts. Enjoyed in high class society, wine pairings and tastings are a great way to network and spend time with friends. What a great opportunity to socialize and learn a few things as well! Recently, I found myself in charge of planning out a rather large social event. In all the mess of making arrangements, I forgot to notify one of the event sponsors of a change in date. The day before the event, we realized the error when I answered a phone call from the sponsor. As a consequence of the misunderstanding, they were unable to take part in the event and had blocked time out of their schedule for nothing. My immediate response in apology was to send the sponsor a wine and cheese basket from Baskets By Rita. For $150 I was able to send them a basket loaded with an assortment of red and white wines, cookies, an assortment of cheeses, smoked salmon, gourmet crackers, summer sausage, olives, dried fruits, caramel corn, candy, snack mix, fine chocolates, mixed nuts, and more. I thought that this would be a gift that could be shared among all of their employees and I hoped it would convey my apologies for the mix up. I would endorse a Baskets By Rita wine basket for any occasion for which wine is suitable. Whether you need to say thank you, send a housewarming gift, apologize, or present a gift when visiting a friend, Baskets By Rita has the right wine basket like Champagne Gift Basket for the occasion. This Chandon Blanc de Noirs Champagne gift basket has something for everyone. Includes gourmet olives, smoked salmon, wheat crackers, wine cheese spread, Colorado fruit jam, almonds, pistachios, chocolate biscottis, Rocky Mountain salsa, tortilla chips, Colorado tea, Starbucks Coffee,Cookies, assorted milk and dark chocolate truffles. It's a perfect gift for that new home owner, thank you, or a very special happy birthday. Visit their champagne basket page to see their many products and options. http://www.basketsbyrita.com http://www.basketsbyrita.com/assets/images/brunch_champagne_basket(1).jpg
Monday, December 6, 2010
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Who Says Welcome to the World Baby
New babies coming into this world no matter how many times you have experienced it with family, friends and co-workers is considered a miracle. Why does it seem that the birth a new baby is always special? The event is something the requires notice and celebration. Perhaps it is because we naturally realize that it means that life does go on. It also reminds us of our own childhood and innocence. A whole new life filled with hope, joy and discovery. Statistics show that in the US the new born baby birth rate has been decreasing over the past 12 years. The decrease in teen pregnancy has clearly been one of the most important public health success stories of the past decade as well. Think about the celebration aspect of this new born baby process.
